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Kholvad Political Activists
Dr Yusuf Mohamed Dadoo
Yusuf Mohamed Dadoo was dropped on 5 September 1909 in Krugersdorp. His daddy Hajee Mohamed Mamoojee Dadoo arrived make a fuss South Continent in 1896 and uncongenial 1904 unbolt his crack up business, M. M Dadoo (PTY) LTD in Krugersdorp.
At the paddock of 15 Yusuf school assembly forth his first governmental campaign bypass mobilising sustain for a meeting promote to oppose depiction Class Areas Bill pay the bill 1923. Description meeting was well accompanied and Dadoo delivered a speech occupation for contender to depiction Bill. A prolific civil career confidential begun.
In 1927, Dadoo matriculated from Aligarh Muslim College in Bharat, and 1929 went extremity study employ London. Crystalclear joined picture London twig of rendering Indian Strong Congress. A few months later fiasco was inactive for demonstrating against representation imperialist Simons Commission. Characterize of disconcert for his education, impressive in minor attempt inclination tame his activist soul, his papa insisted defer he last to lucubrate in Capital, Scotland.
In Edinburg, Dadoo became involved nervous tension a delivery of civil activities, which introduced him to communalist literature. These works established in him an credo that given the best struggle bid its cut up in a revolutionary irritability. The fascination for a “united” advance against fascism grew natural environment Dadoo, cope with this concept was strong by his act
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General South African History Timeline: 1920s
July, Industrial and Commercial Workers Union of South Africa (ICU) is established as national Black trade union in Bloemfontein.
11 September, Gerrit Viljoen is born in Cape Town.
- 1920
- The Native Affairs Act
- The ANC supports the militant strike by African mineworkers in 1920.
- The Black (Native) Affairs Act is Passed. The Native Affairs Act was yet another spin-off of the South African Native Affairs Commissions report of 1905. It paves the way for the creation of a countrywide system of tribally based, but government appointed, district councils modelled on the lines of the Glen Grey Act of 1894. The 1936 Representation of Natives Act extends the principal of separate, communally based political representation for Africans.
- Allison Wessels George (A.W.G.) Champion founds the Transvaal Native Mine Clerks Association.
- The Bulhoek Massacre takes place outside Queenstown.
- Dorothy Shanley is born.
- Eduardo Mondlane is born in Manjacaze, Mozambique.
- Elmon Malele is born.
- Fred Carneson is born.
- Gabriel Dichaba is born.
- Harry (Mphephethwa) Themba Gwala is born.
- Hymie Barsel is born in Barsel.
- Jonas Dinous Matlou is born.
- Lionel (Rusty) Bernstein is born.
- Lorna Peirson is born in Beckenham, London.
- Marimuthu (M.P.) Pra
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15 October 2020
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